Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

A very good basic frosting recipe. I doubled this recipe for a 2 layer cake. I used half butter flavored shortening and half regular and it was still white, despite the yellow coloring of the butter flavored shortening. I colored some with food dye for decorating the cake. Since I'm not a cake decorator, I just did the basic piping and wording. I had plenty of frosting left over. To me, this tastes just like the frosting you would get in a grocery store bakery cake. Very good for my purposes. Can't wait to try to make chocolate frosting and more from this recipe. I don't think I'm ever going to buy canned frosting again!

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Ginny in Mass

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Reviewed: Sep. 24, 2009

Good flavor and easy to work with. It was nice and fluffy, which is just what I needed. I didn't have time to find Hi-Ratio shortening (whatever that is), so I used regular. It was a little greasy, but not greasy enough to kill the frosting for me. Thanks! :)

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CookinBug aka JL86

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

I made this based on the rave review by naples and because i needed a white white frosting (my go to is Butter Cream II from here and it uses butter so it's not white white). My grocery store doesn't carry the Hi-Ratio shortening, so I was stuck using Crisco. This is ok, but def has the greasy telltale shortening consistency. I may use again when I need white white, but will stick w/Butter Cream II as my go to frosting.

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Reviewed: Sep. 3, 2009

So good I could eat this with a spoon! Since the frosting doesn't call for butter, and I did want a white frosting, I used Hi-Ratio shortening, clear vanilla and some butter flavoring. I made 1-1/2 times the recipe (for Mini Oreo Surprise Cupcakes) and used an egg white for part of the water called for, then just added water without measuring exactly until I had the consistency I wanted for piping. This was creamy, fluffy, and pleasantly sweet and flavorful, with no greasy mouth feel. (I highly recommend Hi-Ratio Shortening for frostings like this) I've made some fine white or buttercream frostings from this site and this one truly stands out as one of the best. I ended up with some frosting leftover, but believe me it will NOT go to waste!

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naples34102

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2009

I halved this recipe and it was so fantastic!

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yureika

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2009

Really easy and I LOVE that this is dairy-free. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This turned out well for my purposes, although it was a bit too sticky for the light cake I had cooked, so I wound up tearing the cake in a few places. Next time I'll know to add some more water if this happens. However, the frosting also tasted a little salty.. I may have heaped a bit too much salt on the measuring spoon, but not enough to make much of a difference. I'd cut out a little salt next time.

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Aaron Y

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Reviewed: Jul. 8, 2009

This worked out great - easy and perfect for decorating. No problems making it, followed the recipe exactly. Does taste a lot like the icing on the store bought cakes though.

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SarahMc

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009

Needed to make a quick frosting because the container in my pantry which I'd thought was unopened had been opened and halfway used and never refrigerated. Not wanting to poison my guests, I had to find a recipe for white frosting for the star cupcakes I was making for our 4th of July party. This fit the bill! It was quick, easy and had a minimal number of ingredients. It tasted like decorator cake frosting and the little kids certainly ate it all up!

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Christakn

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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2009

Followed the instructions exactly and this came out both watery and grainy. By the time I'd beaten it and gotten it into the piping bag, the ingredients had separated. Had to scrape off my cupcakes and use another recipe.

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2009

This is a great recipe! I followed it exactly and it came out delicious. It's sweet like bakery frosting but I think it tastes better. I will definitely be using it again!

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BethL

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2009

I used butter flavor Crisco for the shortning. It turned out creamy and just the right sweetness. Gave this recipe 5 stazrs.

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2009

I followed it except for I didn't know if I had a full pound of sugar or not. I just kept adding some sugar and a little water at a time until I had used all of my sugar and the frosting was the right consistency. Perfect and delicious! There was enough frosting to cover a lamb cake (for Easter) in swirls.

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

Very Tasteless. After reading other reviews, I can't say that I expected anything more though. I was in a hurry and this was one of the few recipes that called for ingredients I had on hand. Consistency was good, and it set up nicely. Just wish it had more flavor.

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Sam84jo

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Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2009

Yummy and fluffy. I beat it extra long to make it light and fluffy. I wasn't sure how much 16 oz of confectioners sugar would be in cups. I stopped at just under three cups and it was great!

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Julie

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

very sweet and creamy! yummy!

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Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2008

This was very creamy and nice tasting. I added a tad more sugar. For me, the shortening gave it a bit too much of a greasy after feel in the mouth. Next time I will try it with butter. My guests loved it though!

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2008

Wow that was easy! I had bought a store bought container but it wasn't enough for a double layer cake. I used margarine instead of shortening, it was so easy and tastes so good I wish I hadn't bought the first canister.

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2008

I like it, but if u used it like that it has a shortening flavor so i add a little bit of butter like 1/4 cup and some whipped cream like 1/3 and a little bit more powder sugar, and like 1 teaspone of vanilla, it will make it more creamy and better taste like a vanilla frosting hpe this is better....

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